Shaft and crossbar connection



Jan. 4, 1927. 1,613,011

B. BAKER SHAFT AND CROSSBAR CONNECTION Filed August 10, 1925 J; 1 4 7 '/6 7 /1 8 1 I l 3 Patented Jan. 4, 1927.

BUTLER BAKER, OF HAYMABKET, VIRGINIA.

SHAFT AND CROSSBAR CONNECTION.

Appfication filed August '10, 3925. Serial No. 49,301.

The invention relates to shaft bar connections for conventional wagon shafts, and has for vide a bracket whereby the be easily and quickly rigidly shaft after the tenon of the cross and cross forms of its object to procross bar end may secured to a bar has been broken therefrom which is a common difliculty with shafts structed.

as at present con- A further object is to provide a U-shaped bracket arching the outer and upper sides of a shaft and having its the cross bar of the shafts, with an inwardly extending lug the tenon aperture arms which is disposed in arms connected to and provided between its of the shaft, thereby rigidly connecting the cross bar to the shaft.

lVith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be may within the claimed without departing of the invention.

In the drawing scope of what is from the spirit Figure 1 is a top plan view of a conventional bracket applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a transver taken on line 22 of Fig form of wagon shaft showing the se sectional view ure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the inner end of the bracket.

Referring to the drawing, designates spaced shafts of transversely disposed form of wagon, and 2 a cross bar ad acent their crossbar is provided with are received in transverse tures 4: in the shafts that the tenons 0 the numeral 1 a conventional rear ends, which tenons 3, which 1y disposed aper- 1. It has been found easily break and it is extremely difficult to properly repair the shafts without putting in an and to ,obviate this bracket 5 is provided.

entirely new cross bar, difficulty a U-shaped The U-shaped bracket 5 arches the outer, upper and lower sides of the shaft 1, and has its arms 6 overlying the upper andlower sides of the adjacent end of the cross bar 2, an secured to the cross bar by d which arms are means of the bolts 7, which pass downwardly through the arms and the cross bar. It will be noted that the U-shaped bracket will hold the shaft in close engagement with the outer end of the cross rear ends of the shaft it will be necessary to provide interengaging means between the bracket 5 and the shaft. To accomplish this resultbracket 5 between its arms 6 is provided with an inwardly extending integral lug 8, which lug, when the bracket is forced to position on the cross bar 2 is received in the aperture 4 of the shaft 1, therefore it will be seen that the crossbar and the shaft will be rigidly held in relation to each other, against movement and at substantiall v right angular positions.

From the above it will be seen that a repair bracket is provided for the connection between a cross bar and which bracket is formed from a single piece of metal, simple in construction, and which when placed in position positively holds and braces the crossbar and shaft in relation to each other.

It will also be seen that incident to the simple construction of the bracket from a single piece of metal, the brackets may be cheaply manufactured and sold. I

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is The combination with a shaft having an aperture extending transversely therethrough, a cross bar having its end in abutting engagement with the shaft in registration with the aperture therein, of a U-shaped bracket arching the outer side of the shaft, arms of said U-shaped bracket engaging the upper and lower sides of the shaft and cross bar, securing means for securing said arms to the cross bar and an integral inwardly extending lug carried by the U-shaped member between the arms thereof and extending into the aperture in the shaft.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

a wagon shaft, 

